The idea that St. Luke the Apostle actually painted icons of our Lord and His Mother is often scoffed at in academic circles, especially given that the earliest witness to this tradition comes from Theodorus Lector in the 6th century. However, given how firmly rooted this belief is in the Church’s liturgical life, I do actually think it’s a tradition we shouldn’t dispense with so easily. And so, in this article, I just want to put together some pieces of data given to us in Scripture that suggest the
Great! An additional factor to consider is that the Gospel of Luke pays more attention to Mary than the other three, so it is not surprising that if Luke was a Christian iconographer that he would actually have painted icons of our Lord and His Mother. Anyway, do you intend to write something similar regarding the Shroud?
Great! An additional factor to consider is that the Gospel of Luke pays more attention to Mary than the other three, so it is not surprising that if Luke was a Christian iconographer that he would actually have painted icons of our Lord and His Mother. Anyway, do you intend to write something similar regarding the Shroud?
Do you intend to post on this substack instead of on your blog going forward?